City for landlubbers and sailors. Walk, bike or sail through Enkhuizen and feast your eyes. Within the old ramparts you will find no fewer than 361 national monuments and the most unusual street names. Also discover the Zuiderzee Museum and Sprookjeswonderland, be surprised by the special stores and enjoy the cozy restaurants. A day in Enkhuizen flies by, stay overnight and be sure to come back!
Calendar of events
Waterwijs
This year the Zuiderzee Museum is all about water. While clean drinking water always flows from the tap, things used to be different for residents aro...
Saturday 27 July 2024
Rescuers in the bottle – 200 years of KNRM
The Royal Dutch Rescue Society (KNRM) is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year to exist. This prompted the Bottle Ship Museum, together with bot...
Sunday 28 July 2024
Rescuers at sea – 200 years of KNRM
200 years of KNRM are being celebrated in 13 maritime museums throughout the Netherlands with the exhibition π₯π²π±π±π²πΏπ πΌπ½ π...
Saturday 27 July 2024
Exhibition “Water in the Bible”
Water in the Bible is the theme of the versatile art exhibition that can be seen in the Zuiderkerk from June 2 to September 8. Water is one of the mos...
Saturday 27 July 2024
Summer opening Westerkerk
The Westerkerk is open to visitors from July 1 to September 1, daily from 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM.
Saturday 27 July 2024
Cycling route around the Grootslag polder
Polder het Grootslag has existed for 600 years. To mark this occasion, two cycle routes have been created around and through the polder. It is one of ...
Saturday 27 July 2024
Cycling route through the Grootslag polder
Polder het Grootslag has existed for 600 years. To mark this occasion, two cycle routes have been created around and through the polder. It is one of ...
Exhibition Lida Hofstede & Elfi Edwards
Elfi Edwards and Lida Hofstede found each other in the search for connection and in collaboration with each other's work. Both chose to become artists...
Saturday 27 July 2024
Musical Summer School 2024
The Musical Summer School 2024 cordially invites parents to register their children for this year's special anniversary edition. With ten years of unf...
Monday 19 August 2024
En Plein Air Enkhuizen
On Saturday, July 27, Kunst Enkhuizen will again organize ππ» π£πΉπ²πΆπ» ππΆπΏ ππ»πΈπ΅ππΆππ²π»! A fun open-...
Saturday 27 July 2024
Midsummer Afternoon Sailing Trips
In the coming days you can sail with the two-masted clipper Nooit Volmaeckt. Get on board and experience a fantastic afternoon on the IJsselmeer! Get ...
Saturday 27 July 2024
Obtain a farm certificate at Hoeve De Meeuw
At Hoeve De Meeuw in Schellinkhout you can experience, learn, taste and experience farm life. You can contact us on Saturdays, July 27 and August 3, 1...
Saturday 27 July 2024
Discover Enkhuizen
Visiting from the water
A day of history
Atmospheric shopping
Out with the family
By bicycle and ferry service
A day of history
No city has as many national monuments within walking distance of each other as Enkhuizen. When you walk through Enkhuizen you really imagine yourself back in time. The legacy of the former Golden Age is visible at every corner.
Discover historic Enkhuizen!
Top locations
Drommedaris
The Drommedaris, or Chain Gate, was built in 1540 as a city gate, part of the city wall that surrounded Enkhuizen at the...
Recreatiebad Enkhuizerzand
Recreational pool Enkhuizerzand is a multifunctional swimming pool where swimming enthusiasts can enjoy sports and recre...
Sprookjeswonderland
Sprookjeswonderland is a fairytale park for families or grandpa and grandma with grandchildren. In Sprookjeswonderland y...
Zuiderzeemuseum
Story of a rich culture In 1932, the Afsluitdijk closed the Zuiderzee from the Wadden Sea and the new inland lake was na...
Bottleship Museum
A unique museum in Westfriesland is the 'Flessenscheepjes Museum' in Enkhuizen. This museum is located in the beautiful ...
de Garden
The Garden is the garden for flowers, vegetables and herbs in the beautiful nature of Enkhuizen.